On pope’s Asia swing, doctrinal tension is the dog that’s not barking
- John L. Allen Jr.
- Nov 20, 2019
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Q&A on the ‘unplanned pregnancies’ of the Catholic Church
- Jun 14, 2016
On Tuesday, the Vatican released a document on the relationship between the hierarchy and the “new movements,” meaning primarily lay groups that have been born mostly in the last century and had their real growth since Vatican II. Here’s a rundown of some basic questions and answers about the movements and where things stand for them in the Church.
Gut-check time in June for both Orthodox and Catholics
- Jun 12, 2016
Catholics may be tempted to see June’s “Holy and Great Council” of the Orthodox churches as having nothing to do with them, but that’s a serious mistake. Catholics have an investment in whether the Orthodox get their act together for theological, pastoral, and political reasons.
Memo to Habsburg bishops: You can muzzle a site, but not the Pope
- Jun 5, 2016
Critical essays about Poland and Hungary were removed from a European bishops’ web site, but it won’t be so easy to scrub what Francis says and does out of the public imagination.
Abuse scandal shows ‘Hour of Laity’ must include accountability
- Jun 3, 2016
The scandal surrounding the founder of a powerful Catholic movement in Peru illustrates that “lay empowerment” in the Church without accountability is still a form of window-dressing.
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